The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-05-26

people to look osly 10 the
Gov R1o1 ,1a ,es 1 me following leu, asdA
cause Of much AN. naose compelled aSs.o.soa a
''>'' - '''"S" aau general regret ~
To "a. HONORABLE. I n.. Pa, NJ, :,
State: "* 'os1 Ass.S
GENTLEnEN-I have the honor -
.n1 spp,ec,I.eo invitation extended u sfaosl..
Of the Joint Assembly, when ,ssy the ~ss'osn
Pa:co, United States Senator elect Hon Sc
address. wi, viii 100
In response I regret to say ~.
condition ofmy health, having hat owing
tSo hnn ,or s s1SerM Gays, am compeleS
nants in 40 in, ssI,s OF being one Of
winning hero. e~sion a. erovng,.oe
l nave Always recognized Mr.. P..o
EJECT. as Democrat Of a hi1h asco, our s-,..
and long and indefatigab'e vortsS ner Of ist.ase
hs s e sea s I the high Position ~
am gratided to hope and hail..
election all factions OF the moeleve thai IN,
be united, ard that he will carr party :.
Federal capital the best wishes ~ sn him q n,
inankng my friends for the yerr .,' sne peOpl,
e e, ncsr.y support they gave me, snS can,
ieeiihgs 10 all congratulate the Ds,.u viii h.
upon the harmonious aud satsfs cD,"emocr.,ie rss
Senatorial contest. Bidding all hail s1sing ON
to the party to which my LIES he, aud God So
devoted, have the honor to rem. year: have -
W. D. BLois.si
On Tuesday night the friends If ~
elect rendered to him grand com,,,.. "o's
ception and banquet at the Leon pD.,Fa
spacious dining room of that elee.D, - IL
was crowded to its utmost Capacity 70 Nus
large company Of invited guests of all - .' T.
political opinion, who attended In do H.
peoples choice. General ]. Ero.s, "As
Pensacola acted as Master of C.remon,. .ss' q
Quoting the festivities with sdmr.h,' os
skill. and the following programme Of -'e al
gone through with: u
FIOrida-General VIM. Miller
Our Senator elect-Hou. p. r S,oOL,
Response-Hon. Samuel Pasco
Our Pablo Mention. II. II. Dunc..
me Departments Of Our GocernmSn,
NE Leotstature-Hon. f. C. Hicks
me ErecuHce-Hon. B. b Blackvsu
ne Jud'csd,y-Hon. ID. s. Walker
Responss-Hon. E. A. Perry
Inc Whole State, not !Sctlons-Ho,
Campbell. ''-iion Daus
Bielby. "' v T. /
ne I"dustr'es Of Faorida-Hon. J. Cp...
Home RuLe-Hon. P. E. McMurrsv is"l
me democratic Pdrty-Hon. S. n Nall.
The Press Of F7orIda A. s MAJ"
The Ladies-Hon. A ]. Russell. '-NA
The speeches, which it would be imnoss,.
report without the aid of stenogrspb., v.
much more than ordinary excellence and ,,-
priateness, and were most cordially rece;,.G
heartily applauded
The menu was most excellent AMI v,
quality and abundant in QUANTITY ,,1.
snoothness and eelat with which .v.,v,s;-.
passed OF, was in itself decided trbu,. = =
| skill and care Of the committee of arr,nrn...
Messrs. Wombwsll, Oglesby and Pearce
As TO the speaking at the banquet We c,n,,,
do better than adopt the telegraphic reDOr -,
to the Palatka Neacs by Mr.. C. A. Chou. a.
accomplished correspondent of that eu,erOr,,.
daily: 'p'>' !
| No like assemblage, gathered in an, s,,,. d.
city, have ever listened to more eYc.r..
speeches in one short evening than this A.,
attempt, even to describe them, much ps. !,
report them, would result in failure F,,-
the bright and apt intrOduciions of the mast, !,
ceremonies, the thoughtful reminiscent =.
terances of the veteran Miller the 6u.bsi
oratory OF Stockton, the heartfelt and oOrb.,
response OF Pasce the careful and discruin.:.
ing references of Duncan the lively and ehar.
ing humor OF Hicks, the earnest and deva.
tribute of Blackwell, the tender pa,hos 4 w.
as the inimitable witticlsms of The yeperS,
| Walker TO the impassionate and earnest ).
quence of Perry, the elegant rhetoric and ucI:
thong hts of RUSSELL as welias the patriotic snd,
propriate utterances of Campbell, Bielby. Pas
McMurray. Mallory and Mann, as each ress.
the topic which had been assigned to hin,
simply constituted the delicately adjusted Ds-,
OF perfect and harmonious whole, and MAJ
apfRlidf1 reRifJsalaaieWent 9Ps xAao4 aDgg ~.
lection of which The golden words of vii n
wisdom uttered will linger in their mepr
while life lasts.